Not a stretcher or a gurney, something
to hold their pain, their sorrow, Ukraine,
just some plastic, a soon-stained sheet,
a lifeless body being brought to the street
no time for formality, though reverently,
his humanity placed in the open van…
200 in the rear window, plainly visible,
in large, prominent letters, a herald, a sign
their precious cargo, life that was stripped
by the terror of Russia, another war crime,
bombing civilians, drones, missiles, taking,
stealing his life and their history…
Chilling in the starkness, the video
grabbing my attention, a reminder, a sign,
of the finality of these moments, a red line
crossed by Russia, wanton brutality, genocide,
their relentless attack, this Satan, this anti-Christ,
200 in the window, leave the sirens off…
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April 20, 2025
200 in the Window
#Easter2025
April 18, 2025
Post with video of body being removed from apartment building in Kharkiv
https://x.com/NatalkaKyiv/status/1913294016570962081
Bombed on Good Friday
My X post on April 18, 2025
https://x.com/raymondafoss/status/1913308922628223450
Edited April 20, 2025
Eyes that have seen too much – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/eyes-that-have-seen-too-much-v3.html
Edited April 4, 2025
sisters in arms – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/sisters-in-arms-v3.html
written after reading post by defender of Ukraine
about serving as a woman in the army,
for International Women’s Day, March 8, 2025
Edited October 30, 2024
my black-haired maiden
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/my-black-haired-maiden-v2.html
after poem, “my black-haired maiden”,
based on the poem, “Katerina”
by Taras Shevchenko
Edited June 2, 2024
Soulful Eyes – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/soulful-eyes-v3.html
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to hold their pain, their sorrow, Ukraine,
just some plastic, a soon-stained sheet,
a lifeless body being brought to the street
no time for formality, though reverently,
his humanity placed in the open van…
in large, prominent letters, a herald, a sign
their precious cargo, life that was stripped
by the terror of Russia, another war crime,
bombing civilians, drones, missiles, taking,
stealing his life and their history…
grabbing my attention, a reminder, a sign,
of the finality of these moments, a red line
crossed by Russia, wanton brutality, genocide,
their relentless attack, this Satan, this anti-Christ,
200 in the window, leave the sirens off…
April 20, 2025
200 in the Window
April 18, 2025
Post with video of body being removed from apartment building in Kharkiv
https://x.com/NatalkaKyiv/status/1913294016570962081
Bombed on Good Friday
My X post on April 18, 2025
https://x.com/raymondafoss/status/1913308922628223450
Edited April 20, 2025
Eyes that have seen too much – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/eyes-that-have-seen-too-much-v3.html
Edited April 4, 2025
sisters in arms – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/sisters-in-arms-v3.html
written after reading post by defender of Ukraine
about serving as a woman in the army,
for International Women’s Day, March 8, 2025
Edited October 30, 2024
my black-haired maiden
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/my-black-haired-maiden-v2.html
after poem, “my black-haired maiden”,
based on the poem, “Katerina”
by Taras Shevchenko
Edited June 2, 2024
Soulful Eyes – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/soulful-eyes-v3.html
poetry, Ukraine, defenders, victory, peace, Russia, genocide, Kharkiv,
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